Bollman Truss Bridge - Laurel, MD
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bluesnote
N 39° 08.077 W 076° 49.501
18S E 342262 N 4333301
The Bollman Truss Bridge was completed in 1869 and served as a major railroad bridge for the Baltimore Ohio Railroad.
Waymark Code: WMJKJV
Location: Maryland, United States
Date Posted: 11/29/2013
Views: 9
This bridge was one of the few survivors of over 100 bridges built by the Bollman Company. There are three bridges at this location. The first bridge is on the west side and that is the pedestrian bridge. Then in the middle is the Bollman Truss Bridge. All the way to the right is the main road, Foundry Street. The state marker says, "Spanning the Little Patuxent River is the sole surviving expample of the bridging system invented, 1850, by Wendel Bollman, Baltimore engineer. It was the first system, entirely of iron, used by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad and the first in America. Through 1873 the company built about 100 such bridges."
Location:
A pathway from a parking lot to a trail head. Parking lot is to the north, and the bridge is to the south.
Type of structure/site: Bridge
Date of Construction: 1869
Engineer/Architect/Builder etc.: Wendel Bollman
Engineering Organization Listing: American Society of Civil Engineers
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Web Site: Not listed
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